Record Number: 25547
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
His [Norman Douglas's] intention is to offer his MS [" Siren Land"] to Mr Methuen. It is jolly good--a distinguished and interesting pice of work.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 27 Feb 1909 and 29 Mar 1909
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Aldington, Nr Hythe
county: Kent
specific address: Forehead
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:3 Dec 1857
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Master mariner and author
Religion:originally Polish Catholic, by now agnostic/atheist
Country of Origin:Poland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Siren Land
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailssubsequently publishedby Dent 1911
Provenancen/a
Source Information:
Record ID:25547
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1990
Vol:4
Page:212
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to E.V.Lucas dated 29 March 1909, Aldington.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911 (Cambridge, 1990), 4, p. 212, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25547, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
See also letters to Norman Douglas, 24 February (evidence of date range) 6 March and 14 March 1909, pp. 193,201 and 205 of source text and record 25037.